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Since the patent system in China more or less is useless, they have finally started to address the problem:

China’s top decision-making bodies on Sunday set out goals to improve the country’s beleaguered intellectual property (IP) enforcement channels, promising alternatives to overloaded courts so that victims can resolve issues more quickly and cheaply.

Persistent issues such as bad-faith trademark applications and “abnormal” patent filings will face heightened scrutiny.

Some commentators argue that many patents are poor quality and do not deserve even the minimum payout.
An engineering graduate told TechNode on Sunday that he filed eight useless patents for a five-point boost in his application to become a Shanghai resident.

County-level IP offices are supposed to provide quick relief, but critics have said they are ineffectual when faced with highly technical cases and rarely do more than refer victims to court.

https://technode.com/2019/11/26/new-ip-enforcement-guidelines-take-aim-at-e-commerce-semiconductor-sectors/

Panasonic, an electronics manufacturing giant, has today sold its silicon manufacturing business, marking the end of an era of Japanese semiconductor manufacturing. Once a big player in silicon manufacturing scene, particularly in the ‘80s and ‘90s era when Japan's silicon output was huge, Panasonic was considered one of the main players in the silicon manufacturing business. However, due to some difficulties like operating a business with a loss of over $215 million yearly, and having to compete with Chinese and Taiwanese silicon manufacturing firms, Panasonic is selling its silicon production lines.

The subsidiary of Panasonic called “Semiconductors Solutions” is being sold to Nuvoton Technology Corporation, Taiwan, a semiconductor company that spun-off from Winbond Electronics Corporation in 2008, where Winbond still owns 61% stake in Nuvoton despite the spinoff. Additionally, Panasonic forecasts a 27% drop in operating profit for this physical year, with the declining semiconductor manufacturing business counted. The reasoning behind this sale is that the company plans to exit all declining businesses that also include LCD manufacturing, as Chinese alternative manufacturers are stiff competition for Panasonic when it comes to pricing and panel output.

https://www.techpowerup.com/261612/panasonic-exits-silicon-manufacturing-business